Deadline to file taxes is Tuesday

If you file for an extension, you will have until October to do your taxes.

Normally, if the tax deadline falls on a weekend, the deadline is shifted to the following Monday. But because the District of Columbia will observe Emancipation Day on Monday, taxpayers have a reprieve until Tuesday.

Of course, there are many different taxes that exist in the United States, and around the world. Before you drive yourself insane to get your return filed in time for the deadline, make sure you actually have the appropriate paperwork on hand. Filing the form and obtaining a lien release was previously a routine matter, but since last June, the IRS has been requiring that the entire net proceeds from the sale of the property be deposited into an escrow account or into the estate's estate tax account with the IRS.

Each return reflects tax paid by one or more individuals, so it's unclear how many people paid penalties for lacking coverage. But you do have only until April 18 to file a 4868. However, if you anticipate owing taxes to the IRS, you must provide an estimated payment or face penalties, said Leslie Thompson, a certified public accountant and managing principal at Spectrum Management Group in Indianapolis.

If you have suffered a recent hardship, the IRS also may be receptive to your circumstances. "In other countries, it takes 10, 15 minutes to pay your taxes, and it costs nothing".

Also somewhat predictably, residents of "red" states had lower overall tax burden than their "blue-state" counterparts: States that went for the GOP's President Trump in the 2016 election had an average rank of 30.27, while states that cast their lot for Democrat Hillary Clinton had an average burden rank of 18.30. You'll need to file Form 8283 if your deduction for all noncash gifts over $500.

To avoid these, you'll need to estimate the 2016 tax you owe and submit a payment with the Form 4868. (Filing electronically and signing up for direct deposit can expedite the process even more.) Paper filers, meanwhile, typically have to wait six to eight weeks to see their refunds.

The failure-to-file penalty is generally 5 percent per month and can be as much of 25 percent of the unpaid tax, the release said.

It's also important to make sure you are filing out your return correctly. To find out more about a SEPIRA, visit the IRS website. Taxpayers should make a copy of their signed return and all supporting schedules for their personal records. The first consultation is free of charge, so you have every reason to start working with a tax attorney today.

Only people with longstanding tax debts going back several years will be contacted.

Those who are eligible to file a homestead declaration must file by April 18. There are dozens of places around the Valley that will be open until late Tuesday night to help. There are new rules this year. If not listen up, you still have a little bit more time to do them. Any of these issues can be handled by visiting IRS.gov, eliminating the need to travel to an IRS office.

But in making his case, Huffington Post senior White House correspondent S. V. Date inadvertently reveals a dirty secret about our current tax code. "But Americans hate paying tax, and therefore we take it out on those poor IRS agents".